Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 472 - 227, I’ve been waiting on the river for a long time.
Gu Tianyun did not speak, but his expression was similar to everyone else’s. After determining there were no issues judging from the trails of the fleeing Demon Army on the ground, he took the lead in speeding up, followed quickly by everyone else.
Long Guan Prefecture was only thirty li away from the east bank of the Tongtian River. Although the Jinjia and Qingyang armies had war horses, they were not moving fast on the road as they were also chasing down fleeing soldiers. About twenty li into their journey, Gu Tianyun and a group of masters had already spotted the junction of the two armies.
Likewise, as with the previous battle near the prefectural city, the massive army of the Demon Sect was still desperately fleeing. If it were not for the large army blocking their way ahead, the people at the back would have been unwilling to confront the Xuzhou army; they were truly cornered, and only when the slaughter reached them from behind did they desperately resist.
Unfortunately, those who were able to run to the back were all common soldiers of the Demon Sect, and they could hardly withstand elite forces like the Jinjia and Qingyang armies. They could only resist briefly due to their numbers but soon it turned into a one-sided slaughter by the two armies from Xuzhou.
"Such a ragtag bunch, the Demon Sect is indeed not what it used to be!"
"Just a defeated commander, I imagine they crossed the river full of confidence and high spirits, but once defeated, they naturally turned into a disorganized mob."
Hearing Liu Boyuan’s ridicule, Gu Tianyun subtly shook his head, denying it. His thought process was clear: the scene unfolding before him was not because the Demon Army was too weak. Among his 800,000-strong army, 300,000 were high in cultivation and equipped with war horses. Already having the numerical advantage against the 730,000 soldiers of the Demon Sect, if they could not claim victory in one battle, then Xuzhou and Bailu Academy would really be nurturing a bunch of incompetents.
"The Demon Sect’s vanguard should have already reached the east bank of the Tongtian River. What does Zhan Taiqing mean by retreating the army toward the Tongtian River, could it be that they have prepared boats in advance for this army to retreat?"
The 500,000-strong army was inconsistent in its arrangement. By now, the vanguard should have already reached the riverbank. Hearing Xun Qianjue mention that the Demon Sect had prepared boats in advance, everyone shook their heads slightly.
"This is bad!"
Only Gu Tianyun, upon hearing about the prepared boats, suddenly paused, then his face drastically changed and he exclaimed in alarm, swiftly accelerating and racing through the air towards the east bank of the Tongtian River.
Seeing Gu Tianyun’s reaction, although puzzled, the rest quickly followed him, flying toward the river mouth.
"The Demon Sect came with only 830,000 troops, and 100,000 soldiers from the Brahman World Purifying Army are attacking the prefectural city. The Lu Family is monitoring the river channel and has confirmed that no large force from the Great Jin is coming. Sword Leader Gu, what are you worried about?"
"The Lu Family monitored the river channel, but that was before October 1st. After the Demon Sect’s army crossed the river, the channel was blocked, and the Lu Family couldn’t detect any news."
"So what, from October 1st to now it’s only been two days. Even if the armies of the Great Jin are formidable, they couldn’t possibly come from Yuzhou along the river to the Tongtian River in just two days, right?"
"Who said they came along the river in two days? What if the Great Jin’s forces had actually already gathered near Yongzhou on the riverbank, and after the Demon Sect’s army crossed the river, they never moved..."
"Are you suggesting that the ten thousand Wolf Slaughter Guards from the Great Jin were meant to deceive us? That the elite of Great Jin had already assembled on the riverbank, and to avoid alerting the Lu Family, they were lying in wait on the side near Yongzhou early on?"
"Could it be...?"
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The last speculative remark came from a commander of the Jinjia Army, who did not finish speaking because at that moment, he had already caught a distant glimpse of the east bank of the Tongtian River. His gaze instantly froze.
Not just him, but everyone beside him—including Gu Tianyun at the lead—all wore an intense look of horror on their faces.
On the east bank, the Demon Sect’s army was still in disarray, but what drastically changed their complexions was not the Demon Sect’s forces, but the seven giant warships hovering there.
Atop the mast of each warship hung a golden flag, embroidered with a green wolf’s head.
The warships had already connected to the ground with thick iron plates, and troops clad in Green Armor were disembarking. They all emanated a strong vital force, with an ice-cold demeanor, clearly an elite force. The retreating Demon Army, in awe, was making way for this formidable army.
"These... these... these are the Wolf Slaughter Guards of the Great Jin!"
"Seven ships, counting thirty thousand each, that’s at least two hundred thousand."
"This... this... this..."
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"Jinjia Army, Qingyang Army, retreat, all retreat, quickly, quickly, quickly, pull back to Long Guan Prefecture, hurry!!!"
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While everyone was still stunned, Gu Tianyun was the first to react. He shouted loudly, trying his best to conceal the horror in his heart, but the panic in his voice was still evident to everyone nearby.
All feelings of imminent victory instantly evaporated, and a dark shadow hung over everyone...…
